16-3-2, 9-2-1 Away

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
P. Kochetkov	12	1	0	2	1.67	.920
B. Bussi	4	2	2	0	2.96	.872

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

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7:00 PM, February 18, 2027

Buffalo, NY

CAR

BUF

Points

Sebastian AhoC #20

29PTS

12G

17A

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Goals

Sebastian AhoC #20

12G

5PPG

58S

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Assists

Sebastian AhoC #20

17A

4PPA

14+/-

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 22

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CAR	4.10	2.25	33.1	22.0	168	15	22.7	9	85.5	3	0
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsSEA	W5-1
11/12/26	vsSEA	W4-1
11/7/26	vsCHI	W9-2
11/5/26	@NYI	W5-3
11/3/26	@NSH	L4-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
11/4/26	vsOTT	L2-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/9

Hurricanes
Sabres

Game 1

1/9

Sabres
Hurricanes

Game 2

2/13

Hurricanes
Sabres

Game 3

2/18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	14	6	0	28
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	7	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Pittsburgh	7	10	2	16
Philadelphia	5	10	6	16
Columbus	7	10	0	14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	4	2	28
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Boston	13	5	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Toronto	8	11	2	18
Detroit	7	10	3	17

Scheifele and Connor score in shootout and Jets erase 4-goal deficit for 5-4 win over Blackhawks

— Mark Scheifele had a goal and three assists, Kyle Connor scored a goal in regulation and had the deciding shootout goal, and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday.

Winnipeg Jets vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Svechnikov and Jankowski each score twice, Carolina beats Kraken 5-1 to sweep series in Finland

— Jordan Staal returned from injury, Andrei Svechnikov and Mark Jankowski each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Saturday to sweep the NHL’s Global Series in Finland’s capital.

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Sebastian AhoC #20

Tage ThompsonC #72

Sebastian AhoC #20

Tage ThompsonC #72

Sebastian AhoC #20

Zach BensonLW #6

Injury Report

Team Stats

Scheifele and Connor score in shootout and Jets erase 4-goal deficit for 5-4 win over Blackhawks

Winnipeg Jets vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Svechnikov and Jankowski each score twice, Carolina beats Kraken 5-1 to sweep series in Finland